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Fairfield, Kentucky Weather

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Fairfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fairfield, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 10:48 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Fairfield, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairfield, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
Fairfield, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    82°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°62°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    82°61°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    29%
    82°67°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.06″
    70°66°-12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    79°67°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    23%
    77°68°-2°
Fairfield, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · veering 109°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 11:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 126SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairfield, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.41 inHg
Now
996.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.2994.7997.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fairfield, KY
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 18 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Fairfield, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.0mi
UNLIMITED
117 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:48 UTC ·Fairfield, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:48 UTC ·Fairfield, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fairfield, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairfield, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairfield, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fairfield, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:03 AM
Moonset
1:49 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fairfield, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fairfield

SPC has placed Fairfield in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Fairfield

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.